What’s affiliate marketing? Should I care?

Many of the ads you see online are created by marketers who are paid each time you click on their ad. And if that click takes you to a website where you sign up to try a product or you make a purchase, the marketer may get paid even more. These are affiliate marketers. Affiliate marketing is a good way to promote a product or service as long as the ad is truthful.

Check out the infographic we created to explain this.

Source: FTC Scam Alert Feed
What’s affiliate marketing? Should I care?